De'Braylon Carroll brings veteran, disruptive interior power to Texas Tech’s defensive line
Carroll is a proven interior defender who showed real play-making upside in the 2023 season at Rice, when he started all 13 games, led the Owls in PFF defensive grade (80.7), and posted career highs in tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, and pressures. Texas Tech described him as an immediate presence in 2024, and his value is not just size at 6-0, 300—he pairs leverage and strength with late-season production, fumble recovery instincts, and the kind of experienced, physical nose tackle profile that can steady a run defense and fit a power-based front.[1][2]
